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<- genus Neoregelia L.B.Sm.
(subfam. Bromelioideae)

Publ: Contrib. Gray Herb. 104: 78 (1934)

Type: Neoregelia longisepala E. Pereira & Penna, Bradea 4 (1): 1-2, fig. 1. 1983.

Number of species: 113
   and 9 infraspecific taxa

Taxa included

  1. Longipetalopsis
  2. Neoregelia
  3. Protoregelia

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Genus Notes:

Contr. Gray Herb. 104: 78. 1934, an avowed substitute for Regelia (Lem.) Lindm., Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 47: 542. 1890, nom. illeg., non Regelia Schauer, Linnaea 17: 243. 1843 (Myrtaceae).
Type Billbergia meyendorffii Regel, Bot. Zeit. 15: 713. 16 Oct 1857. Regelia meyendorffii (Regel) Lindm. in Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 47: 543. 1890 = Neoregelia carolinae (Beer) L.B. Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 9. 1939. Smith established the name Neoregelia to replace both the illegitimate name Regelia, and Mez’s 1896 incorrect interpretation of Aregelia. See Aregelia. Currently recognized in the subfam. Bromelioideae. Since Neoregelia replaces Regelia, it also honors Eduard August von Regel (1815-1892).
(from Grant & Zijlstra 1998)